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	'<{title}>' => 'Friday the thirteenth',
	'takedown' => '2017-11-01',
	'<{body}>' => <<<END
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<section id="drudgery">
	<h2>Drudgery</h2>
	<p>
		My discussion post for the day:
	</p>
	<blockquote>
		<p>
			One of the big reasons we don&apos;t move to more renewable resources is because such resources aren&apos;t as profitable for the companies in power.
			Oil companies, for example, don&apos;t want to have to either invest in new forms of energy or go out of business, so they use their heavy influence to keep us in these dark ages of energy.
			As usual, corporate greed has a negative impact on society.
			As for thoughts on geothermal and nuclear energy ...
		</p>
		<p>
			I used to oppose nuclear energy, but not for the usual reasons.
			I didn&apos;t like that it destroys atoms, which we have a finite number of.
			It seemed ... worse than other non-renewable energy sources, as it destroys such fundamental building blocks of our universe.
			These days though, I&apos;m not convinced that even matters, for a number of reasons.
			Nuclear energy still suffers from the problem of not being renewable though.
			We have to dig up uranium, which we only have so much of.
			Nuclear energy destroys the environment less than fossil fuels (I think), making it a better alternative, but it&apos;s still not a long-term solution, as far as I can tell.
		</p>
		<p>
			Geothermal energy seems viable though.
			If done incorrectly, drilling into the earth for geothermal energy can lead to earthquakes, but if we&apos;re careful, it should be fine.
			We just need to make sure it&apos;s companies that actually care for the planet that are allowed to harness this energy source, not toxic companies such as the current oil companies.
			Arguably, we&apos;ve only got so much heat inside the earth as well, but I&apos;m pretty sure we&apos;re not going to drain away all that heat before the sun expands and engulfs the earth anyway, during it&apos;s dying process.
			That makes it (for all practical purposes) a limitless supply of energy waiting for us to tap into it.
		</p>
	</blockquote>
</section>
<section id="lucky13">
	<h2>Lucky thirteen</h2>
	<p>
		I&apos;m not the superstitious type, so I don&apos;t believe in the bad luck supposedly induced by Friday the thirteenth.
		Instead, the superstition amuses me, putting me in a good mood.
		Between my attitude and random chance, I always have a great day on Friday the thirteenth.
		There were a couple mishaps today, but nothing bad enough for me to let it drag me down on a date like this.
	</p>
	<p>
		However, for the most part, luck seemed to magically be on my side today.
		Just like on <strong>*every*</strong> Friday the thirteenth.
		It&apos;s the oddest thing.
		First, I got scheduled to work the ovens today, which I wasn&apos;t too happy about.
		The oven landing is the worst position in the store, even now that the computer system is out of the way, due to some new policies that will remain unmentioned.
		However, at the last minute, before I clocked on, the boss switched me onto the drive-through window, which is probably my favourite station.
		It&apos;s one of only two in which an employee here can make tips, due to the fact that we don&apos;t split them with everyone.
		We really should, but if I were to split my tips, it wouldn&apos;t get everyone else to split theirs with me.
		I&apos;d just be out my fair share.
		Once I got home, I found my measuring spoons had arrived in the mail.
		I&apos;m pretty sure this is ahead of schedule.
		In the laundry room, on the donation table, I also found a pair of non-slip shoes that fit me well and a large, mostly unused bottle of hand soap.
		Before I got home, I figured today had just been a good day because of my usual Friday the thirteenth attitude, but it concluded well with the random chance as well.
	</p>
	<p>
		It&apos;s amazing I&apos;m not superstitious by now.
		I mean, Friday the thirteenth is always awesome for me, but I know it&apos;s not actually <strong>*because*</strong> of the date.
		It&apos;s the weirdest thing though.
	</p>
	<p>
		As a side note, the boss said I should stop wishing all the customers a happy Friday the thirteenth.
		Everyone always drags me into <strong>*their*</strong> holidays that I don&apos;t care about though, wishing me a happy Easter, merry Christmas, and whatnot.
		If I can put up with that, they can put up with me wishing them a good day on <strong>*my*</strong> holidays, such as April Fools Day and Friday the thirteenth.
		Besides, it&apos;s not like I&apos;m wishing them a <strong>*bad*</strong> day or anything.
		It&apos;s all in good fun, and most of the customers that seemed to even pay attention today were amused.
		The boss said that Friday the thirteenth isn&apos;t a holiday, which in their defence, is completely true, but they also claimed that April Fools Day isn&apos;t a holiday when it totally is.
		It&apos;s just not one people usually wish you a good day on.
	</p>
</section>
END
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